— Musings —10.03.2018 12:03 PM
A candidates’ debate should be as diverse as the city those candidates hope to lead (updated)
…this is so basic, and so fundamental, I can’t believe it actually needs to be said. But apparently it does.
This was released weeks ago. It bears repeating.
UPDATE: And here’s what one of those candidates had to say about this “controversy.”
We’re trying to represent this city for all Torontonians. The CBC is publicly funded and should embrace Mayoral candidates diverse perspectives. Selecting 2 for a televised debate is not representative of Toronto. @JohnTory @SarahforMayorTO @SaronGeb @jen_keesmaat @masterknia https://t.co/aAGWecPIOH
— Knia Singh J.D. (@masterknia) October 3, 2018
While Tory is certainly correct in his view, how do you accomplish it?
I mean the race for mayor usually has anywhere from 25 to 30 or more candidates with only 2 or 3 realistically having a shot at winning (and honestly, this years Toronto mayoral election really only has one candidate with a chance of winning.)
So how do you decide which of the other twenty odd candidates to include?
Well, CBC declared that they do have a criteria for choosing, and that none of the other candidates met that criteria.
Tory’s position is obviously very strategically sound, but my lord is it ever disingenuous.